Kenyan premier League top scorer Jesse Jackson Were who won the 2015 prestigious Golden boot  award is expected to join Egyptian side Al Ittihad Alexandria.

Were who has been in red hot from scoring 22 goals for his club Tusker in the Sportpesa sponsored Kenyan premier league is expected to travel to Egypt for the talks that will see him join new coach Leonel Pontes side.

Speaking to soka25east.com exclusively on his way to the Egyptian Embassy for Visa application an elated Were who has been courted by Kpl champions Gor Mahia said he was hoping to a good conclusion to the talks

“I am going to the Egyptian embassy for Visa applications then I will travel for talks with Al Ittihad who have shown interest in getting my services.As a footballer I am happy and I have what it takes to make the mission possible as Egypt have high standards in their game”

“I have been linked to many teams but I feel I am more interested in the Al Ittihad deal which  suits me very well” Were told Soka25east.com

Jesse Were has been in red-hot form for Tusker and has been a consistent striker for the past 4 years where he has finished amongst the top best goal scorers.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria is an Egyptian Football team that plays in the Egyptian Premier League.The team was founded in 1914 in Alexandria and it has the third largest number of fans in Egypt, afterAl Ahly and Zamalek. The club is the first club that rushed to endorse the idea of founding the Egyptian Football Association in 1921 which contributed to increased popularity in Alexandria.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com